Walnut Lime Coconut Chews

These light and airy walnut cookies are flavored with lime and coconut.

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Ingredients:

• 2 cups walnuts, coarsely ground plus 24 walnut halves
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp lime zest
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 2 egg whites
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup flaked coconut

Method

Combine ground nuts, granulated sugar, zest, baking powder and 1 egg white in a medium bowl until well blended. Beat the other egg white until foamy. Gradually add powdered sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold into nut mixture along with coconut. Drop rounded teaspoons onto 2 parchment lined baking sheets then flatten into rounds. Gently press a walnut half into center of each cookie. Bake at 200 degrees 35-40 minutes or until tops of cookies are light brown. Cool before serving.

Notes:

Number of servings: 2 dozen

Submitted By: roxiechan
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